Eleventh Circuit· 6/20/2011

Craig v. Floyd County, Ga.

Citations

643 F.3d 1306
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 12406
2011 WL 2437643

How courts have described this case

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holding that “‘[p]roof of a single incident of unconstitutional activity is not sufficient to impose liability against a municipality’”
concluding that there is no custom of constitutional violations when a plaintiff “relies on his own experience, which is, at most, proof of a single incident of unconstitutional activity.” (cleaned up)
holding that a plaintiff’s “own experience . . . is, at most, proof of a single incident of unconstitutional activity. That proof is not sufficient to impose liability under section 1983”
stating that proof of a single incident of unconstitutional activity is insufficient to show a policy or custom under § 1983 even when the incident involved several employees of the defendant
concluding prisoner could not demonstrate private medical provider followed unconstitutional policy or custom where he “did not even present evidence that these practices had been employed by [the provider] for any other detainees”
concluding prisoner could not demonstrate private medical provider followed unconstitutional policy or custom where he “did not even present evidence that these practices had been employed by [the provider] for any other detainees”

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Judges: Carnes, Pryor, Cox

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